Cricket Report

Round 14 First XI Match Report v Sydney Boys High School (SBHS)

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Round 14 Second XI Match Report v Sydney Boys High School (SBHS)

Saturday 18 March played at the War Memorial Playing Fields, A Ground, Northbridge.

Shore 10/223 defeated SBHS 9/139 (Oscar Everett 28 (52), 31 (37), Jack Robson 35 (42), Jack Mott 30 (35), Chris Lovell 2/22 (6.0), Toby Ogg 2/30 (10.0), Ben Powell 3/33 (10.0), William Johnston 2/10 (4.0)).

Coming into the final Round of the season, Shore Second XI were sitting in equal second place with Joeys’ Second XI with Kings’ too far ahead to chase down for the Premiership. However, we wanted to finish the season in outright second place. This meant we had to defeat SBHS (ideally with the bonus points) with Joeys needing to lose to Kings, and Scots either had to lose or win without the bonus points. A lot at stake, but we could only control our match, so we needed to stay focused on the process that got us to this position. With an injury in the First XI, Matt Melville deservedly got the call-up and we brought in Third XI captain and Year 12 student, William Johnston. Johnston loves his Cricket and we were all thrilled to present his cap to him at the commencement of the days play on Saturday. Billy Kwan lost the toss and we were sent into bat, which we were excited about. With this being the final game ever for the Year 12 students, we made some slight changes to allow all the Year 12 students to bat up the order. Our top three remained the same with Oscar Everett 28 (52) and William Kowalski 15 (25), once again, getting us off to a flyer with a 48 run opening stand in under ten overs. We then went into the first drinks break at 2-88 looking to possibly post well over 230. Angus Molchanoff 31 (37) and Jack Robson 35 (42), coming in at number four, continued the momentum. This was well supported by Billy Kwan 12 (12) and Jack Mott 30 (35) to go into the final session at 4-160. Although we still managed to set a very high score of 223, we felt we left a lot out there as we lost all our wickets in the 46^th over. Johnston batted very well at the end scoring 13 (25) who put on a tenth wicket partnership of 16 runs with Fraser Pandit coming in at number 11. Our goal now was to bowl them out for under 112, which we felt capable of doing.

Jack Mott 0/30 (8.0) opened with Chris Lovell 2/22 (6.0) who bowled well and had them 2/31, thanks to a classic catch from Johnston diving to his left at mid-on. We then had our spinners of Toby Ogg 2/30 (10.0), Robson 0/10 (10.0 with give maidens) and Ben Powell 3/33 (10.0), come on and do their expected role of bowling tight, giving nothing away and making the batters play a false shot. Wickets fell at regular intervals, but SBHS were fighting hard and creeping closer to the adjusted target score. We had them at 8/101, meaning we needed two wickets for ten runs. Credit to SBHS, they hung in there and batted very well. Their final wicket stand of 21 runs off 95 balls allowed them to see out the 50 overs and prevented us from getting the bonus points. We also managed to give Kowalski the opportunity to bowl the final over of the match, which was his first over of the season.

The boys came off the field excited about the win, but we were unsure of the results from the other schools. When we finally heard that Joeys had lost and Scots failed to get the bonus points, we were then able to celebrate knowing we officially finished outright second. It is an amazing turnaround, considering we were sitting in fifth spot after eight rounds. We came home to win the final six rounds, with three of them coming with bonus points victories.

The boys worked hard throughout the season and thoroughly deserved to be sitting in second place. I would like to thank all the boys, parents and MIC Mr O’Kane for such an enjoyable season. I especially would like to thank my assistant coach, Harry Davis-Rice for his amazing support and friendship.

Mr G S Tesoriero
Second XI Coach

Third XI: While the rest of the Shore cricketing community was able to feast on the perennially weak SBHS, the Thirds were tasked with taking on the stronger of Kings two undefeated teams at this level.  And to travel out to Parramatta for the privilege of doing so. On a hot day, Kings won the toss and elected to bat and Shore bravely took the field much like the Light Horse at The Nek, all suspecting their undoubted fate and many of them probably envious of Elliot Perkins, who was running late after his bus was involved in a minor altercation with a truck. Our bowlers were on song early, bowling some excellent line and length. But a severe case of the dropsies had infected the team. No fewer than ten catches were grassed, most of them straightforward. Not surprisingly, Kings scored a motza. At one stage, we looked like containing them to a realistic target before their #5, who looked like he had been poached from the All Blacks second row, helped himself to a 20-ball 50 before needing to go off to refuel from an unfortunate nearby cow. And so, to what would be the final innings in their Shore cricketing career for some of the line-up. Digging in for the duration was the intent but it is not easy when almost every ball is fast, accurate, swinging into the stumps and cutting off the pitch. The right-hand side of the score struggled to keep up with the left for the opening spell. Sundries and a few judicious edges to the third-man boundary came to the rescue and we snuck past the score we had tallied against the Kings’ Thirds “B” team, our previous nadir for the season. As such, we denied the opposition mess hall bragging rights, making the day a minorly successful one in our eyes. It has not been a happy season for the Third XI. With the lack of depth in Shore opens cricket, they were always up against more talented opposition. But the boys always trained with intent and played with good humour, even when faced with what they knew was an insurmountable task.

Mr RJ Ward
Third XI Coach

Fourth XI: It was with mixed emotions that The Toadies arrived at Northbridge to defend ‘The Bridge’ for the final time as a team. Eager to get the win but also aware that it was very much the end of an era. Winning the toss, our fearless skipper Jack McRae chose to bat. After the worst possible start, Tom Santow was sent back into the pavilion after three balls without troubling the scorers. Fortunately, the innings soon took a turn for the better with Sam Andrew (53*) and Samuel Lewarne-Dale (52*) both demonstrating their full skillset to hit the High bowlers to all corners of the park.

With both batsmen retiring within short time, it was up to the middle order to keep the score ticking along, and while there were no big scores, they were able to move our total along to a very strong 156 after the 20 overs. Knowing this was their final opportunity to don the Shore whites, The Toadies went out into the field full of energy and chatter. Cal Forster opened up from one end with his raw pace, while a surprise was thrown in the other end with Finn Baxter (2/20) opening up with offies at the other end. Runs were being scored at a good rate, but Shore was able to take wickets often enough to never let a big High partnership get going. Nonetheless, it was still coming down to the wire in the final overs. Lewarne-Dale bowled a great set to finish with 3/19, but with six overs still to be bowled, it was anyone’s game. Enter unsung hero and hugely underrated leg spin bowler Eoghan Killick (2/28), who was able to send down more than a few that would’ve made Warnie proud! With Killick putting an end to some of the strong SBHS resistance, it was fitting that The Toadies captain for 2022/23, Jack McRae was able to bowl the final over and restrict SBHS to eight runs, ensuring one Shore’s greatest ever cricket sides finished the season with a win. A huge thank you to the plethora of boys who showed up over the course of the season. It was tremendous to see every player grow in ability and respect for the game, and I wish every Toadie the very best of luck as their cricketing careers no doubt continue to head onwards and upwards in the years ahead.

Mr N A Trumbull
Fourth XI Coach

16A: The 16As lost the toss against SBHS and were sent into bowl. The Shore opening bowlers had to adapt quickly to the synthetic pitch as they were both slipping at the crease, meaning they had to adjust their run-up. Shore maintained constant pressure on SBHS as they struggled to form any partnerships. Everyone in the team got a bowl and the wickets were shared by everyone. Shore managed to bowl out SBHS in the 27th over for 113 runs. From the outset, the Shore opening batters batted with confidence and kept the scoreboard ticking over. Will Scott-Mackenzie (40) and Neo Pressley (38*) formed a solid partnership to put Shore in a commanding position. Josh Evans hit the winning runs in the 22nd, over which saw Shore claim a great win to end the season.

Alex Robinson
16A Coach

15A: Shore 15As showed up to Centennial Park hoping to get their sixth win in a row and finish off the season with a bang. Daniel Harvey won the toss and chose to bat first. Shore started slowly with SBHS opening bowlers hitting very good areas. An unfortunate run out resulted in the dismissal of Stian Constable. Noah Quayle and Harvey rolled the momentum into Shore’s favour with excellent patience and shot selection. With the slow outfield, the boys continued to rotate the strike and frustrate the opposition. Once Quayle was dismissed in the 18th over, Julian Harrison showed great intent to move the scoreboard along. He scored a well-made 24. In the end, Shore set SBHS a target of 145 for victory with Harvey to star with 63*. Harry Kowalski and Daniel Jonker opened the bowling and challenged SBHS from the get-go. The first wicket falling in the fourth over. Shore maintained control of the game and were ahead at half-time with SBHS 2/59. With the game in the balance, the boys went to another level in the field by taking three wickets in three overs. SBHS made a short burst at the end, but it was too little too late with Shore dismissing them for 106. Nick Yates had the best figures of the game, 3/16 but it was a great overall team effort. It has been a great season from the 15As with ten wins from 14 games, including six out of the last seven. Look forward to seeing these boys progress in their school cricket careers in the coming years.

Saskia Horley
15A Coach

15B: Shore won the toss and elected to bat on a hot Saturday afternoon. Though the top three batsmen lost their wickets early, the middle order and tail-enders combined to amass a good score of 136. Lachie Richards top scored with 21 runs; Joe Stephens contributed with 12, and Oscar Finlay and Olly Doy, batting at number eight and nine, scored 14 and 12 runs respectively. Shore then dismantled the SBHS batting order, bowling them all out for 57. Charlie Ryan took 2/10 and Henry Pritchard 3/9, but the figures of the day went to Joe Stephens, who ended up with 4/1 off four overs, including two wicket maidens in a row. Congratulations to the 15Bs for finishing the season with a good win.

Mr A N Mason-Jones
15B Coach

14A: The final game of the season was upon the 14A’s as they ventured over the bridge to Moore Park. As Shore was put into the field, SBHS got off to a conservative start. Some quality fielding from the Shore boys saw the first wicket come in the form of a run-out, with Cooper Glanville whipping the bails off. A partnership began to build with the next two batsmen, ticking the run rate over as it neared closer to drinks. Jack Campbell got the breakthrough with an excellent catch from Oscar Brown in the field. Shore continued to bowl well, and the wickets soon fell, Angus Brooks and Lachlan Boys picking up a wicket each in their first spell for the year. SBHS were all out for 90 at the end of the 30th over.
As they have all year, Thomas Hamilton and Lachlan Boys set a strong platform for the team’s run chase. Aidan Kurtis soon followed and looked to get the target before drinks. In the 16th over, the winning runs were scored as Shore finished the season on a high note.

Mr J Murphy
14A Coach

14B: A great win to end the season from the mighty 14Bs. Reversing the batting order, illness and injury made for a close and exciting game. A great partnership between Ryan Doherty and Tom Gocher proved to be the difference.

Mr MD Webster
14B Coach

14C: The boys were ready to bring home a win for our final game of the 22/23 season. Winning the toss, we elected to bat, eager to set the pace for the match. The innings started with a hiccup as our first three batsmen were dismissed early, but this led to a batting masterclass from Alistair Nieland, who smacked Newington bowlers all over “G” ground for an impressive 31*. Helping Neiland pile on the runs was Henry Johnston, who was showing off his newfound cover drive. By the end of the innings, Shore had a solid total of 113 runs. Newington began their innings with an incredible batting display from their opening pair, who reached 65 runs before drinks. With a batsman retired on 50*, Shore began to see the wickets fall and the run rate slow. Newington’s lower order couldn’t handle the lethal outswinger Oliver Dorney was serving up, taking three wickets for his efforts. Needing four runs to win off the final five balls, Newington didn’t have to lift a finger as Shore mis-fielded and watched the ball roll to the boundary, and it was game over.

Mr C D Burke
14C Coach

13A: Shore won the toss and elected to bowl on an astroturf wicket under hot, cloudless afternoon skies in Sydney. They bowled extremely well throughout, restricting the opposition to 57 runs, an outstanding display of accurate, pressure-building bowling. SBHS fell for five ducks in their innings, with Oscar Buckley snaring 3-3 from three overs; SBHS’ last eight wickets fell for 18 runs. Opening bowler, Sam Kierse was deadly, clean-bowling two in a row and just missing a hat-trick, finishing with 2-10. Shore bowled ten players, and only an early finish to SBHS’s innings prevented all 11 doing so. In addition, the fielding was magnificent, not a catch grassed while executing a brilliant runout in the process. It only took Shore 12.4 overs to chase down the target with the loss of only a single wicket, a ruthless and clinical performance with both bat and ball. Toby Smith’s 24 n.o. was highlighted by a magnificent six back over the bowler’s head, while Jack Courtenay was back in the runs with a well-compiled 18 n.o. It should be noted that every player in this extremely talented side secured wickets this season. There was a different MOTM in each of the six games, while Shore was only dismissed before the allocated overs twice. Shore dismissed their opposition for fewer than 100 runs in four of six games and won five from six in total, falling by 12 runs in their only, uncharacteristic, loss. They are an extremely talented team across the board, but most importantly, they are a humble, hard-working and generous-at-heart group of young men. They were a joy to coach and hold Shore’s future firmly and positively in their hands.

Mr B N Morris
13A Coach

13B: Well, what a way to finish the season! Up against SBHS at Northbridge for their last game at home, the Bs won the toss and elected to bat. The twins, Josh Cawood (28*) and Max Cawood (20) opened, and they were explosive with the bat in hand, scoring at over ten an over. Playing on the larger B Ground, they had to run hard and that they did, with Max Cawood hitting three 3s for his 20. Coming in at first drop, Xavier Simmonds showed a fine display hitting the ball to all parts of the ground before retiring for a classy 30*. At drinks, Shore were 1/101 after ten overs, and they just kept piling on the runs with some late cameos from Angus Edwards (20*) and Will Hadfield (21*). As he only faced a couple of overs, Archie Watson finished up on 7*, but impressively he has not been given out in any innings this season. Shore finished up on an imposing 175 scoring at over eight runs an over in their second T20 of the season. As it was a T20, the team opted to open with Zach France’s leg spin, and he immediately made an impact, finishing his two overs with figures of 2/1. Unfortunately, SBHS couldn’t offer much resistance with wickets being shared about before Simmonds (2/1 of three balls) and Max Cawood (3/3) finished them off. SBHS were all out for 25, meaning the 13Bs went undefeated throughout the season – what an achievement!

Mr H J Guest
13B Coach

13C: Shore took on the undefeated Kings School on Saturday in their final game of the season. Shore lost the toss and were sent into bat where Will Tomes and James McCowan got us off to a fantastic start scoring 27 and 25 respectfully. The tail came in with some useful runs which left Shore on 91 runs to finish the innings. Shore’s bowling got off to a brilliant start with Charlie McGuiness getting two wickets in the first over. More impressive bowling from Ryan Leckie helped Shore restrict Kings to 49 all out. This concluded a fine season for the Under 13Cs, having only lost one game all season.

Mr S Chapman
13C Coach

13D: Shore’s impressive performance in the sixth and final cricket match of the season against Kings resulted in a victory with nine wickets to spare. Winning the toss, Kings elected to bat first but struggled against Shore’s exceptional bowling. Owen King and Dash Vonwiller made a significant impact, taking two wickets for three runs and two for six, respectively. Kings were all out for 45 runs. Shore’s second innings chase started strongly, losing only one wicket before easily reaching the target. Sid Shoemark contributed an impressive 21 not out while King retired with 15 not out. This was a dominant display by Shore, who remained undefeated throughout the season. The boys’ skills in batting, bowling, and fielding improved significantly, resulting in a very successful season. In conclusion, Shore’s win against Kings was a great way to end the season, with King receiving the Player of the Match award for his two wickets and 15 not out.

Mr C R Tyson
13D Coach

13E: Spirits were high for the Shore team heading into the final game of the season, with this week being their first home game. After inspecting Northbridge’s characteristically well-curated pitches, Shore won the toss for the first time all season, and decided to bat. Openers Alexander Merrin and Nathan Klante got the Shore team off to a flying start, wasting no time to get the runs flowing, scoring 11 off the first over. They continued to knock the ball around G ground, eventually both retiring at drinks on 30* and 33* respectively. A partnership between Will Johnston, and Thomas Mann saw the runs continue through some aggressive running, challenging the Kings’ throwing ability. Before the innings ended with some power hitting from Richard Low, Harry Ross and Josh Nieland. Setting a season best score for the team of 4/121.

Kings’ chances of chasing Shore’s score was swiftly diminished as Ross ran out both openers and bowled a two wicket maiden, leaving Kings 4/21. Shore ensured wickets would continue to fall throughout the Kings’ innings, with tight bowling and fielding, as Merrin, Klante, Kaya Macpherson and Low all took wickets. Shore’s bowling has improved greatly over the season, which has seen far fewer extras, and allowed them to combine their skills to hold Kings to only 58 runs at the end of their innings, resulting in an emphatic victory for the Shore team to end the season on a high.

Tom Marshall and Nick Griffiths
13E Coaches

Team	Result
First XI	Loss	Shore 10/122 (J Constantian 24, L Hunt 22) defeated by SBHS 6/123 (M Melville 2/12 from 10 overs)
Second XI	Win	Shore 10/223 defeated SBHS 9/139 (O Everett 28 (52), 31 (37), J Robson 35 (42), J Mott 30 (35), C Lovell 2/22 (6.0), T Ogg 2/30 (10.0), B Powell 3/33 (10.0), W Johnston 2/10 (4.0))
Third XI	Loss	Shore 10/35 defeated by TKS 4/202 (T Florentzos 2/38)
Fourth XI	Win	Shore 5/156 (S Andrew 53*, S Lewarne-Dale 52*) defeated SBHS 7/151 (S Lewarne-Dale 3/19, E Killick 2/28, F Baxter 2/20)
16A	Win	Shore 5/117 (N Pressley (38*), W Scott-Mackenzie (40)) defeated SBHS 10/113 (C Mott 2/2)
15A	Win	Shore 3/144 (D Harvey 63*, J Harrison 24) defeated SBHS 10/106 (N Yates 3/16, J Harrison 2/9)
15B	Win	Shore 10/136 (L Richards 21) defeated SBHS 10/57 (C Ryan 2/10, J Stephens 4/1, H Pritchard 3/9)
15C	Bye	Bye
14A	Win	Shore 1/91 (L Boys 35 A Kurtis 29) defeated SBHS 10/90 (J Campbell 2/11 O Brown 2/12)
14B	Win	Shore 6/75 defeated SBHS 6/62
14C	Loss	Shore 7/113 defeated by NC 7/114
13A	Win	Shore 1/58 (T Smith 24 n.o., J Courtenay 18 n.o.) defeated SBHS 10/57 (O Buckley 3/3, S Kierse 2/10)
13B	Win	Shore 3/175 (X Simmonds 30*, J Cawood 28*) defeated SBHS 10/25 (M Cawood 3/3, X Simmonds 2/1, Z France 2/1)
13C	Win	Shore 91/8 (W Tomes 27, J McCowan 25) Defeated TKS 10/49 (C McGuiness 2/1, R Leckie 2 for 7)
13D	Win	Shore 1/46 (S Shoemark 21*, O King 15*) defeated TKS 10/45
13E	Win	Shore 4/121 (N Klante 33*, A Merrin 30*) defeated TKS 8/58 (H Ross 2/15)

Player of the Week Nominations:

1. First XI – M Melville 2/12 from 10 overs

2. Second XI – William Johnston 13 runs, 2/10 (4.0) and 2 catches

3. Third XI – Riley Meale 1/11 and 8 runs

4. Fourth XI – Samuel Lewarne-Dale 52* and 3/19

5. 16A – Will Scott-Mackenzie 40

6. 15A – Daniel Harvey 63*

7. 15B – Joe Stephens 12 runs and 4/1 off 4 overs

8. 15C – BYE

9. 14A – Lachlan Boys 35

10. 14B – Ryan Doherty

11. 14C – Alistair Nieland 31*

12. 13A – Oscar Buckley 3/3

13. 13B – Xavier Simmonds 30* and 2/1, Max Cawood 20 and 3/3

14. 13C – Will Tomes 27

15. 13D – Owen King 15* and 2/3

16. 13E – Harry Ross 2/15, 8* and 2 runouts 

Player of the Week: Daniel Harvey 63*